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GIVING LIFE TO LIFE: A Spring Retreat

Join Joshin Brian Byrnes during this weekend retreat giving us the rare opportunity to drop into the deep questions related to time, life, death, rebirth, and no birth no death. On Saturday, a day trip is scheduled to the ancient Pueblo ruins and cave dwellings of Tsankawi.

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at […]

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Sensei Beate opens by explaining the “paramitas,” or “perfections” in the context of the Buddha’s teachings, which are, in order: generosity, morality, patience, diligence, concentration and wisdom. She notes that patience is the antidote to anger and aggression, and that to practice patience, one must continually choose not to “hit back” but to take a […]

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The topic of Tias’ talk tonight is Manjusri’s sword of discriminating wisdom. According to Tias, one edge of the sword signifies our differentiating mind while the other represents oneness and single pointed concentration. Tias continues at length explaining the way in which the symbolic power of the sword can be used in meditative practices to […]

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Speaker: Martine Batchelor In Zen generally there are 2 types of meditation: samatha and vipassana, or concentration and open awareness. However, in practicing samatha, we do not concentrate to the exclusion of everything else. In vipassana, we can use the brightness of the mind to inquire, as looking deeply is what causes transformation. Through samatha […]

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